Veteran Glad to Thank Marine After Searching for Him

Local 2 viewer helps reunite veteran, Marine
Click2Houston
Author: Jennifer Bauer, Reporter
Published On: Sep 24 2014

HOUSTON
After a story Local 2 aired Tuesday night where a veteran wanted to find a Marine who saved his life, that reunion was made possible by a Local 2 viewer.

Grace Horner contacted the TV station.

“My family and I were watching TV and we watched your report,” she said.

Horner is a U.S. Navy veteran who works at Ellington Field. She used her military resources and started making phone calls.

"I did everything I could to find him and this morning I got a call back from his battalion leader. He said, 'Sure enough, this is who you’re looking for,'" she said.

The Marine’s name is Wade Bracken. He’s a 28-year-old active-duty Marine stationed at Ellington Field. He had been at Hobby Airport last week picking up a fellow Marine when he spotted Jim Babb in distress.
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